Scraper.



lPatented A'pr. 22, i902.

No. 698,|38.v

A. malen SCRAPER.

(Application filed June 20.- 1901.)

(No Model.)

Pno'ro-Lrrno.. WASHINGTON. t:4 C.

/ ent, my invention consists in the various mat- VUNTTED- STATES L ADOLPII REICH, OF NEW PATENT OFFICE.

YORK, N. Y., AssIcNoE 'ro DORA REICH, OF

NEW YORK, N. Y.

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sPEcrFIcnrIoN forming part of Letters Patent No. 698,138, dated Api122, 1902.

Application -iled June 20,1901. Serial No. 65,38L` (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may coucerle.- Y n Be it known that I, AVDOLPHRETOH, a citi;

zen of the United States, residing at New.

York, in the county of 'New York, State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Scrapers, ofjwhich the following is a description,'referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon. v

My invention relates to Scrapers, and more particularly to devices of this-nature used by painters and others for scraping walls,

ceilings, and the like. j

My object is to provide a tool of this character which not only scrapes, but also catches the scrapin gs, the device being simple in construction, but having its parts so'arranged and relatedthat it is most efficient-in operation, all of the scrapings being caught, the weight of the tool being thrown toward the body of the operator, and the scraping-blade being adjustable without destroying the balance of the tool.

A-further object is to provide a scraping member adapted to be thrust into coves and to scrape cornices, moldings, &c'.

To these ends and also to improveigenerally upon devices of the nature ofv the presters hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view ofthe present tool. Fig. 2 is a central sectional elevation thereof, the major portion of the handle being: shown, however, in side elevation; and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a scraping member particularly adapted for scraping in coves and the like.

Generally speaking, the present tool comprises a receptacle for catching and retaining the scrapings and a scraping member proper suitably supported upon said receptacle.

Referring now more' particularly to the drawings, A represents the front or main wall of the device, from the lower' edge of which there extends a handle A', said handle and Wall being integral and the handle extending from substantially the central portion of the lower edge of the wall. A bottom wall B, cut away lat its forward edge, as shown at b, to

iit` about the handle, is. suitably secured to said mainwall A, and at the'rear of said bottom wall is secured a rear wall C. f Side walls D fit upon the bottom B and are secured thereto and tothe front and rear walls, and a top E is secured to the rear and side walls. The frontwall, which carries the scraping member F, extends'only'about two-thirds the distance between the-Top and lbottom of the receptacle produced'by the various walls, thus leavingan opening at ythe upper forward corv ner through which the scrapings fall, and

from about the line of the top of said front wall the side walls are out away, as at d, to

extend upwardly and backwardly in order to permit the scraper F to project beyond the receptacle and engage the wall to be scraped v at the proper angle, the top E extending only to the front edges of the cut-away portions of the side walls. Thef'bottom wall B extends downwardly at an acute angle to the handle, whereby the weight of the tool and the 'contained scrapings is thrown toward the body of the operator. y

For scraping iat surfaces and general work the scraper F is employed, this being merely a dat blade which fits in a slot a, formed in and extending across the front wall A and vopening upon the top edge thereof, said blade beingheldin position by its engagement by the wallsof the slot and the pressure exerted in scraping. The blade F is of less width than are the wall A and the opening through which the scrapings fall, and as the usual position ofthe scraping member is a substantially central one spaces are left between the sides of the blade and the side walls of thev receptacle, thus insuring that the scrapings "from even the side edges of the blade shall pass into the receptacle. The blade can,

however, be adjusted from `side' to side for -the purpose of getting into corners and the Ioo i the described mounting of the said scraping member renders easy the removal of the same for repair, substitution of a new blade, dvc.

In Fig. 3 Ais illustrated a form of scraping member employed when it is desired to scrape coves of cornices and the like. This device is a iiat piece of metal or otherl suitable material bent or otherwise formed to produce a body portion f, which is adapted to t in the before-mentioned slot a, an angular eXtension f projecting outwardly from the top of said body portion, anda blade proper, f2, extending upwardly from the outer edge of said angular extension, the operating edge of said blade being preferably curved, as shown. When this form of scraping member is employed, the scraping-blade is thrown a convenient distance from the receptacle, thus adapting the device to the purpose previously indicated.

The present tool is simple and inexpensive in its construction, the desired adjustment oi' the scraping member proper is permitted without destroying the balance ot' the device in the hand of the operator, and the falling of all scrapings into the receptacle is insured. Furthermore, the receptacle having only the opening in substantially one corner and this opening being somewhat obstructed by the scraping-blade, accidental spilling ot' the scrapings is guarded against.

The tool can be constructed of any suitable material, and, if desired, the interior can be coated with any suitable substance to permit the receptacle to hold moisture.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a device of the nature indicated, a receptacle having walls, a handle integral with one of said walls, and a scraping member; substantially as described.

2. In a device of the nature indicated, a receptacle-wall having a reduced handle integral therewith and extending therefrom, a 4'5 bottom having a cut-away portion tting about said handle, and a scraping member; substantially as described.

8. In a device of the nature indicated, a receptacle having walls upon all sides and the top and bottom, the front wall being of less height than the distance between said top and bottom, whereby an opening is left at the upper forward corner, and a scraping member proj ectingbeyond said opening; substantially as described.

4. In a device of the nature indicated, a receptacle, a handle therefor, and a scraping member having lateral adjustment with relation to said handle; substantially as described.

5. In a device of the natu re indicated, a receptacle having an opening leading thereinto, the wall of said receptacle adjacent said opening having a slot therein, a scraping member ttting in said slot but of less width than said opening, whereby said scraping member can be adjusted laterally in said slot, and a handle upon said receptacle; substantially as described.

6. A scraping member for devices of the nature indicated, comprising an extension, means for attaching said extension to a receptacle, and a scraping-blade upon said extension and atan angle thereto; substantially as described.

7. A scraping member for devices of the nature indicated, comprising a body portion adapted to be secured to a receptacle, an angular extension upon said body portion, and a scraping-blade upon said extension and at an angle thereto; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ADOLPI'I REICH.

Witnesses:

JOHN I-I. LEE, ISAAC ADAMsKY. 

